What Is Equipment Depreciation? Depreciation is an important factor to consider when purchasing new or used machinery. It is a method of allocating purchase, installation, and maintenance costs over the equipment’s expected useful life. The…
Mining includes many various tasks, from digging holes to transporting ore to the surface and even cleaning the mining site after the work is completed. There is a wide range of machinery required to handle any…
A good picture sells, and like anything on the Internet, it looks better when you include a high-quality photo. If your sale is successful or not ultimately varies on what you’re selling, for how much,…
Trenching in construction means excavating a narrow space below the surface of the ground by using an earthmoving machine named a trencher. Trenching v Excavating – what is the difference? All trenches are excavations but…
Every demolition project is completely different and has various requirements depending on different elements of the site such as condition, size, and the location of the building being demolished. All demolition projects have one aspect…
More often than not, the reward of buying second-hand used machinery is far greater than the risk. However, it is important that you know of the risks involved with buying used equipment. Purchasing used will…
Heavy machinery has been appearing in the movies for years, the first appearance of construction equipment dates back to 1927 in the silent film entitled Man Power. The movie featured a Holt-Caterpillar tractor. This tractor…
Around 3,200 exhibitors from 60 countries and more than 495,000 visitors from over 200 countries traveled to Munich for Bauma, one of the largest trade fairs for the construction industry. It is the world’s most…
Asphalt milling is an affordable solution for asphalt pavement restoration and is frequently used as a cheaper and simpler option to complete demolition and repaving. It enables the recycling of old asphalt as aggregate, also…
Directional drills are used in the practice of non-vertical wells and have been an integral part of the oil and gas industry since the 1920s. Directional drilling includes three main specialised applications: extended-reach drilling (ERD),…
Crawler cranes are cranes seated on top of undercarriages complete with crawlers/tracks. They are a vital part of any heavy lifting work, particularly in large building construction projects such as moving building materials. What sets…
CFA piling rigs, also known as Continuous Flight Augers, are used as a means of piling. The stemmed auger is screwed into the ground until it has reached its desired depth, and concrete is then…